USA
Canada
United States of America
Washington DC
Law and Practice Contributed by: Matthew Kirtland, Timothy Tyler, Katie Connolly and Taylor LeMay Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP
Mexico
Contents 1. General p.1132 1.1 Prevalence of Arbitration p.1132 1.2 Key Industries p.1132 1.3 Arbitration Institutions p.1133 1.4 National Courts p.1133 2. Governing Legislation p.1133 2.1 Governing Law p.1133 2.2 Changes to National Law p.1133 3. The Arbitration Agreement p.1133 3.1 Enforceability p.1133 3.2 Arbitrability p.1134 3.3 National Courts’ Approach p.1134 3.4 Validity p.1134 4. The Arbitral Tribunal p.1134 4.1 Limits on Selection p.1134 4.2 Default Procedures p.1134 4.3 Court Intervention p.1135 4.4 Challenge and Removal of Arbitrators p.1135 4.5 Arbitrator Requirements p.1135 5. Jurisdiction p.1135 5.1 Challenges to Jurisdiction p.1135 5.2 Circumstances for Court Intervention p.1135 5.3 Timing of Challenge p.1136 5.4 Standard of Judicial Review for Jurisdiction/ Admissibility p.1136 5.5 Breach of Arbitration Agreement p.1136 5.6 Jurisdiction Over Third Parties p.1136 6. Preliminary and Interim Relief p.1136
7. Procedure p.1137 7.1 Governing Rules p.1137 7.2 Procedural Steps p.1137 7.3 Powers and Duties of Arbitrators p.1137 7.4 Legal Representatives p.1137 8. Evidence p.1138 8.1 Collection and Submission of Evidence p.1138 8.2 Rules of Evidence p.1138 8.3 Powers of Compulsion p.1138 9. Confidentiality p.1138 9.1 Extent of Confidentiality p.1138 10. The Award p.1138 10.1 Legal Requirements p.1138 10.2 Types of Remedies p.1138 10.3 Recovering Interest and Legal Costs p.1139 11. Review of an Award p.1139 11.1 Grounds for Appeal p.1139 11.2 Excluding/Expanding the Scope of Appeal p.1140
11.3 Standard of Judicial Review p.1140 12. Enforcement of an Award p.1140 12.1 New York Convention p.1140 12.2 Enforcement Procedure p.1140 12.3 Approach of the Courts p.1140 13. Miscellaneous p.1141 13.1 Class Action or Group Arbitration p.1141 13.2 Ethical Codes p.1141 13.3 Third-Party Funding p.1141 13.4 Consolidation p.1141 13.5 Binding of Third Parties p.1141
6.1 Types of Relief p.1136 6.2 Role of Courts p.1137 6.3 Security for Costs p.1137
1130 CHAMBERS.COM
Powered by FlippingBook